February 1 was the deadline for nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. The prestigious prize is awarded each year in Oslo. The Nobel Institute announced that there were 304 candidates nominated for this year’s prize , the fourth highest number ever.Based on their professional assessments, PRIO Directors have made it a tradition to offer their personal…

Addis Abeba, October 30/2018 – At the invitation of H. E. Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic, H. E. Dr. Abiy Ahmed, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, made a working visit to France on October 29, 2018. Taking into account the bonds of friendship between Ethiopia and France, both leaders…

By Samuel Getachew – The Reporter Ethiopia Ethiopia’s Deputy Consul General in Los Angeles stands accused of visa fraud and faces a maximum sentence of up to 30 years. Arrested and charged is Desta Woldeyohannes Delkasso, who has been serving at her current role since 2016. The diplomat was arrested on Wednesday for the violations…

Entrants who submitted applications for the Diversity Visa for the fiscal year 2019 (DV-2019, also known as the Green Card lottery) in October-November, 2017 can now check if they are winners of the lottery on the US State Department website. The ‘DV Entrant Status Check’ portal opened at 12pm EDT on Tuesday, May 15th. Applicants will…

If you are a regular commuter on any major underground train system you’ve probably seen a couple of people attempt to jump the gates to avoid a fare. One unfortunate soul has learned the hard way that the electronic gates are unforgiving. A video shared on Facebook by Mark Graves (complete with a fantastic introduction)…

(CNN) Ten people are dead and 15 are injured after the driver of a van plowed into multiple pedestrians in Toronto on Monday in what appears to be a deliberate act, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders said. Saunders said the suspected driver, Alek Minassian, 25, of Richmond Hill, Ontario, was in custody. Minassian was arrested in…

(CNN) – Barbara Bush, the matriarch of a Republican political dynasty and a first lady who elevated the cause of literacy, died Tuesday, according to a statement from her husband’s office. She was 92. Only the second woman in American history to have had a husband and a son elected President (Abigail Adams was the first),…